Gifts You Can Ask Your ______ For (Under $100!)

Sadly, there's no place on this list for a new pair of sparkly Louboutins, but there is room for lots of really great gifts any gal would love to receive (and give!). Here's what to ask for, under $100, should you be given the opportunity to share what's on your wish list with your gift-giving parents, boyfriends, husbands, in-laws, overly generous aunties—well, you get the idea. And, hey, if it doesn't come up—embrace the element of surprise!

Gifts You Can Ask Your Parents For: Fun, Food and Warm Stuff

Chances are Mom and Dad (or his mom and dad) aren't privy to your opinion that skinny jeans are out and wide-leg jeans are in, but they probably do know how much you love to cook, run, dance, etc. They also know how to feed and clothe you! Encourage them to stick to these categories and they'll knock it out of the park.

OK, when it comes to your significant other, you're allowed to be more explicit, but try not to spoil all the fun by telling him exactly what to get you. Instead, drop a couple of general hints ("You know, I wish I had a jacket to wear with my cocktail dresses.") and let him do the rest. You'll get something that's personal and also totally what you wanted.

Chances are they've heard you obsess over your recent manicure color or that cool headband on Etsy loudly enough so that you don't need to drop any hints. But if you do find yourself in a position to mention it, make it something shareable for double the friend fun.

Gifts You Can Ask Your Extended Family For: Fun and Festive Simple Pleasures

No need to overthink this one. If a member of your extended family is asking around, trying to find out what you'd like this year, find a way to communicate to him or her that something fun and festive (and even practical) would be more than enough. Unless it's your cool aunt who buys you Chanel lipstick, in which case, let the woman do her thing!

__Gift Idea: a Donation to a Worthy Cause __

Tell them what your favorite charity is, or let them choose for you.

Gifts You Can Ask Your Parents For: Fun, Food and Warm Stuff

Chances are Mom and Dad (or his mom and dad) aren't privy to your opinion that skinny jeans are out and wide-leg jeans are in, but they probably do know how much you love to cook, run, dance, etc. They also know how to feed and clothe you! Encourage them to stick to these categories and they'll knock it out of the park.